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Dear Friends, Stop and ask yourself – right now, in this moment, how are you feeling? Become aware of your body and mind. What emotions are you experiencing? Is there joy in this experience? How about happiness? This Wednesday night class will be taught by Laurie. We will explore how to find and create joy and […]

What is your relationship like with desire and pleasure? How do you deal with cravings? This week we will work through Verse 21 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 21: Sensual pleasures are like salty water: The deeper you drink, the […]

What is your relationship like with anger? Join us tomorrow night as we share and discuss the topic of anger and how we can be with this pain. We will work through Verse 20 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 20: […]

Wednesday night’s class will begin with a guided meditation led by Paul. After the break, there will be a facilitated open sharing session. If you’re new to open sharing, the guidelines are simple, we create a container for fearless, mindful interaction, connection, and inner exploration. Types of questions and comments to share and expect: Technical […]

For more on my experience of intensive meditation teacher training in the heart of Toronto, check out my previous post: Adventures in Shamelessness During my first year of training, my meditation teacher Paul was incredibly available and generous with his time, instruction, and attention. Even though I didn’t yet know that attention, like writing, was a […]

First half: Dawn, Apprentice Second half: Paul, Senior teacher This week we will work through Verse 18 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 18: When you are down and out, held in contempt, Desperately ill and emotionally crazed, Don’t lose your heart. […]

Wednesday night’s class will begin with a guided meditation led by Roxana. After the break, there will be a facilitated open sharing session. If you’re new to open sharing, the guidelines are simple, we create a container for fearless, mindful interaction, connection, and inner exploration. Types of questions and comments to share and expect: Technical […]

The Wednesday night class will be taught by Laurie, intermediate teacher at Luminous Ground. This will be the second class on the Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing sutra, one of the most important teachings in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition. Each month this year, one class will be devoted to this sutra. This week […]

First half: Paul, Senior teacher Second half: Paul, Senior teacher This week we will work through Verse 17 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 17: Even if your peers or those below you Put you down to make themselves look better, […]

First half: Roxana, Apprentice Second half: Paul, Senior teacher This week we will work through Verse 16 and its commentary in Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation of Tokmé Zongpo’s Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. Here’s Verse 16: Even if a person you have cared for as your own child Treats you as her worst […]